Cricketing Trends on Social Media Today

The fifth match of IPL 2020 turned out to be ‘The Rohit Sharma Show’ where defending champions Mumbai Indians defeated Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata Knight Riders by 49 runs. They also opened their tally in the points table by clinching their first victory in IPL 2020.

After being put to bat first, MI suffered an early blow in the form of Quinton de Kock. However, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit continued to score runs at a brisk rate. Rohit, weaving his knock around a flurry of boundaries, slammed an impressive half-century to lay the foundation for his side.

Twitter lauded Rohit for his stellar 80-run knock. He slammed 6 sixes in his knock, becoming the second Indian player after MS Dhoni to achieve the milestone of hitting 200 sixes in the tournament.

Coming on to KKR’s run-chase, skipper Karthik (30) and Nitish Rana (24) did try to build a stable partnership in the middle. However, the soaring required run-rate eventually led to KKR’s batting collapse. After the dismissal of Rana and Karthik, KKR fell down like a stack of cards, handing a —- victory to the Mumbai franchise. Pat Cummins did provide the Knight Riders with some entertainment after he smashed four sixes off Bumrah in the 18th over.

Along with Rohit, Twitter also praised Bumrah for scalping the wickets of Morgan and Russell in a single over. The speedster’s scalps played a vital role in turning the tide completely in the favour of Rohit and his men. Fans also trolled Hardik Pandya after he was dismissed hit wicket off Andre Russell’s delivery. Hardik, who was standing deep in the crease, tried to drive the ball but hit the stumps in the process.

1. RP Singh lauds MI’s bowling force 

It was supposed to be a contest between KKR's middle-order muscle vs MI's bowling power. In T20, it is always bowling muscle which always wins more matches. Tonight it was proved again. #MIvsKKR #IPLinUAE #IPL2020

— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) September 23, 2020

2. Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Mumbai Indians over their first victory in IPL 2020

Great start by @mipaltan fast bowlers and well supported by Rahul & Pollard.
At no stage did it appear that any partnership threatened to chase the target.#KKRvMI #IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/9yvEJnvp2H

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 23, 2020

3. Vinod Kambli heaps praise on MI’s ‘clinical’ bowling

Clinical tight bowling by @mipaltan to win this one!@KKRiders never looked in the game, there was just anticipation of a run storm but it never came#KKRvMI

— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) September 23, 2020

4. Pragyan Ojha highlights KKR’s flaws after their defeat against MI

It’s certain that @KKRiders will not be able to cross the finishing line. They should try and make sure that they shouldn’t loose the game with a big margin. If they do it might haunt them in the later stage of the tournament.#ProGyaan #IPL2020 #KKRvMI

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) September 23, 2020

5. Irfan Pathan congratules Rohit Sharma’s men for registering a win over KKR

Big ground,great use of bouncers by #mi . Came to ball with proper plan. Huge win that for @mipaltan #RohithSharma #bumrah #boult #surya

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 23, 2020

6. S.Badrinath hails Jasprit Bumrah for his impressive bowling show

Bumrah No.1☝🏻 🌎 #MIvsKKR #IPL2020

— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) September 23, 2020

7. Hemang Badani lauds Rohit-Suryakumar’s match-defining parternship

Best part of Rohit & Surya Kumar's partnership was that they waited and only put the bad balls away. I believe the @mipaltan have enough runs on the board to take them through #MIvKKR

— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) September 23, 2020

8. Aakash Chopra takes a dig at Hardik Pandya

Me Aatmnirbhar, he said 😂 https://t.co/a7spySVS6g

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 23, 2020

9. Aakash Chopra backs Suryakumar Yadav to break into the national side soon

Suryakumar Yadav deserves a special mention—consistently scoring for #MI and that too at a fair clip now. Well done, brother. Keep knocking at the Indian team’s door….till you break it down. 🤗🙌 #MIvKKR

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 23, 2020

10. Shane Warne excited to join Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2020 campaign

Hello Dubai and hello @iplt20 ! First up 6 days of quarantine in my hotel room before work with @rajasthanroyals !! Need suggestions on what to download followers ? I’ve seen, Money Heist, Suits, Billions, Entourage, Succession, Big little lies, Killing Eve, Peaky Blinders….. pic.twitter.com/RzOfTuNbo4

— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) September 23, 2020

11. Pragyan Ojha lauds young speedster Shivam Mavi

.@ShivamMavi23 has been impressive… The young rookie has done superbly well against some quality batting… Thumbs up!#ProGyaan #IPL2020 #KKRvMI #KKRHaiTaiyaar #KKR

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) September 23, 2020

12. Lisa Sthalekar praises Rohit Sharma’s stellar knock against KKR

Rohit loves scoring runs against #KKR Has been brutal with anything that is short!! Coming up to 900 runs with 1 x 💯 and now 6 x 50’s #Dream11IPL

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) September 23, 2020

13. Rohit Sharma reveals he’s practice the art of pull shots

.@ImRo45: I back myself to play the pull shots and have practiced quite a bit.#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #Dream11IPL #KKRvMI

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 23, 2020

14. KKR react to their heartbreaking defeat

Tough pill to swallow, but still early days. We always keep faith in our Knights! We will be back stronger! 💪🏼#KKRvMI #KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL #IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/8cvms4Sgo3

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 23, 2020

15. Wishes pour in for Ambati Rayudu on his birthday

Happy bday @RayuduAmbati bhai god bless u and best wishes for the ipl🎂😊💫🙏

— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) September 23, 2020